Rezaeian among ACL Round of 16 Players to Watch
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – As the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 comes to an end, attention quickly shifts to club football, with 16 clubs from across the continent battling for places in the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League 2023-24 over the next two weeks.
With four clubs from Saudi Arabia joined by two from Uzbekistan and one each from the United Arab Emirates and Iran, there will be some tasty encounters in the Round of 16 (West).
The-AFC.com looks at key players who could decide the outcome of the upcoming match-ups and Sepahan winger Ramin Rezaeian is among the players.
Fresh of a strong showing at the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 where he helped Iran reach the semifinals for the second time running, veteran right-back Rezaeian returns to AFC Champions League action, having represented three different clubs in the competition throughout his career, previously turning out for Persepolis and Al Duhail before his current campaign with Sepahan.
Despite starting just four of Team Melli’s six matches at the AFC Asian Cup, the 33-year-old ranked first amongst all defenders in terms of successful crosses with 10 and second for chance creation with nine.
Rezaeian is Sepahan’s top scorer in the AFC Champions League 2023-24 with four goals. He also has the second-most chances created (17) and second-most successful crosses (16) amongst all defenders in the competition.
